Garmin GPSMAP 546s - Manual (Page 55)

Configuring the Chartplotter
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• NMEa High Speed—supports the input or output of standard 0183 data
for most AIS receivers.
Serial Port 2 (if supported)—configures the input/output format for serial
port 2 to use when connecting your chartplotter to external NMEA devices, a
computer, or other Garmin devices.
NMEa 0183 Setup—enable or disable NMEA 0183 output sentences for
sounder, route, system, and Garmin NMEA settings.
To enable or disable nMEA 0183 output sentences:
1. From the Home screen, select Configure > Communications > NMEa
0183 Setup.
2. Select a setting (Sounder, Route, System, or garmin).
3. Select the NMEA 0183 output sentence to toggle the output on or off.
• Posn. Precision—adjust the number of digits (Two digits, Three digits,
or four digits) to the right of the decimal point for transmission of NMEA
output.
• waypoint ids—determine how the unit identifies waypoint identifiers
(Names or Numbers).
• defaults—resets all NMEA 0183 sentences to the default setting.
NMEa 2000 Setup
NOTE: The GPSMAP 431/431s and GPSMAP 531/531s are not NMEA 2000
compatible.
• device List—lists the NMEA 2000 devices on your network. If a NMEA
2000 device has configuration options or settings, select the device for a list
of options.
• Label devices—allows you to name your engines and tanks so that you
can better identify their location on the boat.
To label engines as numbers:
From the Home screen, select Configure > Communications > NMEa
2000 Setup > Label devices > Change Engine Labels > Use Numbers.
To label engines as names:
1. From the Home screen, select Configure > Communications > NMEa
2000 Setup > Label devices > Change Engine Labels > Label Type >
Choose Names.
2. Select the engine you want to name.
3. Select the location of the engine: Port (P), Center (C), Starboard (S),
fore (f), or aft (a).
4. Select the label you want to use for the engine.
To label tanks as numbers:
1. From the Home screen, select Configure > Communications > NMEa
2000 Setup > Label devices > Change Tank Labels.
2. Select the type of tank you want to label.
3. Select Use Numbers.